Crime & Safety
Teen Missing From Mountain Lakes, Might Have Left NJ: Officials
BREAKING: Police say the 15-year-old, pictured, might have taken the train to New York, and was interested in California.
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ — A Mountain Lakes teenager has been missing since Oct. 30, and may have left New Jersey, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said.
Thomas Kolding, 15, pictured, was last seen at home in Mountain Lakes, where he lives with his parents. Officials believe he took the train from Denville to Newark Broad Street, and then a second train from Newark to New York Penn Station. They're not sure where he went next, but Kolding had a "strong interest" in traveling to California, Carey said.
UPDATE, Nov. 5: Mountain Lakes Teen Still Missing After 6 Days: Officials
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Kolding is a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is five feet three inches tall, and weights 120 pounds, Care said. He was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket, gray winter skull cap and carrying a large black backpack.
Anyone with information about where Kolding went is asked to call Mt. Lakes Police at (973) 334-1413.
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